Likud Candidate Clashes With Hosts Over Judicial Reform Plans

Likud Knesset candidate David Peter engaged in a heated debate with hosts Eyal Berkovich and Moria Asraf on the "Moria and Berkovich" program on Channel 13 regarding the government's judicial reform. Berkovich questioned whether Peter's placement on the Likud list was intended to advance the judicial overhaul where the previous government left off.

Peter responded that the judicial system is central to his work and that many aspects require correction, referencing "Ottoman scaffolding." When pressed by Berkovich to answer directly whether his role would be to continue the "judicial revolution," Peter stated that there is a problem with the balance of powers in Israel and a "historical obligation" for the government to regulate it.

Berkovich became agitated, accusing Peter of evading the question. Asraf intervened, attempting to get a "yes or no" answer on whether legislation planned before the war would be continued. Peter retorted, "Do you want to listen to me? It doesn't work like that. There are very deep things, much more than what was put forward by the previous government. I want to do things seriously, in dialogue, and not with populism."

Asraf persisted, asking if the legislation from before the war would be continued from the perspective of the Likud. Peter replied that almost everyone agrees that the current situation is deeply flawed. He emphasized the responsibility of the ruling party, regardless of election results, to address the "chaos" in Israel, and expressed his desire for a broad right-wing government to implement these changes.